Tag: Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees plead for extension in stay in KP
Afghan refugees, residing in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have demanded of the government to give further extension in their legal residency status period....
Pakistan wants honourable repatriation of Afghan refugees to their country: Baloch
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt General (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch has said that Pakistan wants honourable repatriation of Afghan refugees to their...
Afghan refugees remain under pressure in Pakistan: report
Authorities in a Pakistani border province say steps are being taken to prevent police harassment of Afghan refugees, but those with no legal status...
Pervaiz Elahi wants treason case against Mehmood Achakzai
The leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday demanded a treason case against Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mehmood Khan...
US Representative, Dar discuss Afghan refugee issue
US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson called on Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here Saturday and exchanged views on the...
Pakistan urged to extend Afghan refugees’ legal residency status till 2017
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Pakistani government to reduce rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until...
World not doing enough for Afghan refugees, says minister
Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Friday said that international community is not doing enough...
Govt to finally act as divisions over Afghan refugees deepen
Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday said Afghan refugees issue is quite serious and soon a national policy will be conceived to regulate their stay in Pakistan.
Afghan refugees’ registration in Pakistan essential: Khattak
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has termed the registration of Afghan refugees in Pakistan as essential, clarifying that refugees are not an issue,...
PM approves Afghan refugees’ stay in Pakistan for six more months
Federal govt bars provincial govts from harassing and arresting Afghan refugees; govt to provide wheat for returning Afghan refugees for three years
KP govt opposes...
Pakistan calls for aid for its millions of Afghan refugees
Pakistan, home for decades to millions of Afghan refugees, called for the support of the international community as it warned that without help, the...
President stresses for return of Afghan refugees for durable peace in...
President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said the return of Afghan refugees remained a vital and integral part of Pakistan’s efforts for durable peace and...
Operation against Afghans ends, 318 houses razed to ground
Authorities razed to ground 318 houses of Afghan citizens residing on the Torkham border in Pakistan for the last 40 years, officials said on...
